Senior Software Developer - Backend

Electronic Arts is seeking a Senior Software Developer to work on backend applications. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will collaborate with Research Scientists and Engineers to shape how new technologies integrate into backend architecture. You will translate ideas from exploration into systems that can operate at scale in a live environment.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with engine developers, integrating creator-focused systems into backend architecture to enable generative creation workflows.
• Develop responsive, resilient, massively scalable, and globally available web services that support millions of players.
• Creatively blend security best practices and original techniques to keep user data secure and prevent cheating.
• Apply and improve service deployment and troubleshooting strategies that maximize uptime.
• Drive design and implementation of APIs and protocols that are consistent, formalized, and testable.
• Demonstrate excellent technical problem-solving skills under iteratively changing requirements during game development.
• Author and review technical design documents and API specifications detailing software requirements.
• Maintain a suite of automated tests that validate the correctness of backend services.
• Participate in 24-hour support of live environments.
• Participate in the upkeep and maintenance of live services.

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of job experience in a hands-on coding role.
• Experience shipping and supporting scalable web services hosted in a public cloud provider like AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Expertise with Python and Postgres.
• Experience owning large systems and features from design to deployment, including live service support.
• Experience developing high-quality, testable software.
• Experience working with client engineers and designers to iteratively add features and improve APIs.
• Experience developing APIs for products that release new updates with zero downtime strategies and tools.
• Experience with load testing, troubleshooting, and optimizing performance of web services.
• Experience working on software that requires developing and optimizing queries and database access patterns.
• Ability to iterate quickly and develop multiple short-lived prototypes.
• Proficiency in CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab).
• Experience with AI coding agents (e.g. Claude Code)